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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishParents shall be obliged to support and care for their children until the latter are of age. … (Art. 64)
- UzbekOta-onalar o‘z farzandlarini voyaga yetgunlariga qadar boqish va tarbiyalashga majburdirlar. ... (64-modda)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishI. Every person has the right to an adequate habitat and home that dignifies family and community life.
II. The State, at all levels of the government, is responsible for promoting the development of housing for social benefit, using adequate financing systems, based on principles of solidarity and equity. These plans shall be directed preferentially to families with scarce resources, to disadvantaged groups and to rural areas. (Art. 19) - SpanishI. Toda persona tiene derecho a un hábitat y vivienda adecuada, que dignifiquen la vida familiar y comunitaria.
II. El Estado, en todos sus niveles de gobierno, promoverá planes de vivienda de interés social, mediante sistemas adecuados de financiamiento, basándose en los principios de solidaridad y equidad. Estos planes se destinarán preferentemente a familias de escasos recursos, a grupos menos favorecidos y al área rural. (Art. 19)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Anything done or omitted which would otherwise constitute a breach of any of the provisions of this Part17 shall not constitute such a breach if—
(a) it is done or omitted in good faith for the purpose of assisting or advancing persons or groups of persons, being in each case persons against whom discrimination is unlawful by virtue of this Part; and
(b) those persons or groups need or may reasonably be supposed to need assistance or advancement in order to achieve an equal place with other members of the community.
(2) Nothing in this Part—
(a) limits the power of the Crown to establish or arrange work or training schemes or employment assistance measures, eligibility for which may, in whole or in part, be determined by a person’s age, employment status, or family status; or
(b) makes it unlawful for any person to recruit or refer any other person who is of a particular age or of a particular employment status or of a particular family status for any work or training scheme or employment assistance measure that is established or arranged by the Crown, the eligibility for which may, in whole or in part, be determined by a person’s age, employment status, or family status. (Human Rights Act 1993, Sec. 73)
Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Parliament shall enact such laws as are necessary to ensure that—
(a) every child has the right to the same measure of special care, assistance and maintenance as is necessary for its development from its natural parents, except where those parents have effectively surrendered their rights and responsibilities in respect of the child in accordance with law;
(b) every child, whether or not born in wedlock, shall be entitled to reasonable provision out of the estate of its parents;
(c) parents undertake their natural right and obligation of care, maintenance and upbringing of their children in co-operation with such institutions as Parliament may, by law, prescribe in such manner that in all cases the interest of the children are paramount;
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(e) the protection and advancement of the family as the unit of society are safeguarded in promotion of the interest of children.
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(5) For the purposes of this article, “child” means a person below the age of eighteen years. (Art. 28)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe House of Representatives shall:
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2) consider draft laws, including … on marriage, family, childhood, maternity, paternity, upbringing, education
… (Art. 97) - BelarusianПалата прадстаўнікоў:
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2) разглядае праекты законаў, у тым ліку … аб шлюбе, сям’і, дзяцінстве, мацярынстве, бацькоўстве, выхаванні, адукацыі
… (Артыкул 97) - RussianПалата представителей:
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2) рассматривает проекты законов, в том числе … о браке, семье, детстве, материнстве, отцовстве, воспитании, образовании
… (Статья 97)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishSocial assistance shall be provided to those who need it, regardless of contributions to social security, and shall have the following objectives:
I. protection of the family, maternity, childhood, adolescence and old age;
… (Art. 203) - PortugueseA assistência social será prestada a quem dela necessitar, independentemente de contribuição à seguridade social, e tem por objetivos:
I - a proteção à família, à maternidade, à infância, à adolescência e à velhice;
… (Art. 203)
Marriage and Family Life
- English
(1) The Legislature may, by law, define, regulate, protect, safeguard, support, foster and promote the institution of marriage.
(2) Subject to any written law, the Government and any public authority may, in the exercise of their executive authority, protect, safeguard, support, foster and promote the institution of marriage.
(3) Nothing in Part 42 invalidates a law enacted before, on or after the date of commencement of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment No. 3) Act 2022 by reason that the law —
(a) defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman; or
(b) is based on such a definition of marriage.
(4) Nothing in Part 4 invalidates an exercise of executive authority before, on or after the date of commencement of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment No. 3) Act 2022 by reason that the exercise is based on a definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. (Art. 156)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe right of adoption is recognized for the persons united by matrimony or common law union.
It is prohibited to give up for adoption boys or girls to matrimonies or common law unions composed of persons of the same sex. The law will regulate this institution. (Art. 116) - SpanishSe reconoce el derecho de adopción a las personas unidas por el matrimonio o la unión de hecho.
Se prohíbe dar en adopción niños o niñas a matrimonios o uniones de hecho conformados por personas del mismo sexo. La Ley regulará esta institución. (Art. 116)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishLesotho shall adopt policies designed to provide that—
a. protection and assistance is given to all children and young persons without any discrimination for reasons of parentage or other conditions;
… (Sec. 32)
Marriage and Family Life
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(2) Any person unable to support himself or his family shall, when no other person is responsible for his or their maintenance, be entitled to receive public assistance, provided that he shall comply with the obligations imposed by statute in such respect. (Sec. 75) - Danish…
Stk. 2. Den, der ikke selv kan ernære sig eller sine, og hvis forsørgelse ikke påhviler nogen anden, er berettiget til hjælp af det offentlige, dog mod at underkaste sig de forpligtelser, som loven herom påbyder. (§ 75)